Electro's Bolt
Sorcery
Electro's Bolt deals 4 damage to target creature.
Mayhem 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for if you discarded it this turn. Timing rules still apply.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Through the Omenpaths
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #13512
Electro's Bolt is a Marvel Universes Beyond card without pricing data widely established yet, but its value is straightforward: it's a bolt-style removal spell tied directly to the Electro, Assaulting Battery engine. If you're running Electro, Assaulting Battery, this card belongs in the deck — full stop.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
Electro's Bolt is a named card for a named commander — Electro, Assaulting Battery triggers off its own signature spells, and Electro's Bolt is exactly that kind of on-theme piece that feeds the engine while pulling double duty as removal.
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn rewards stacking villain-adjacent spells and generating value off each cast, and Electro's Bolt slots in as cheap, on-theme interaction that advances the game plan without burning a card slot on something generic.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Electro's Bolt is legal across every major format, but Commander is where it actually belongs — the 100-card singleton environment rewards cards with built-in identity, and this one is purpose-built for the Electro, Assaulting Battery shell. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern or Pioneer, a bolt-variant needs to deal three damage to a player or hit relevant creatures efficiently to justify the slot, and without knowing the full text here, generic Lightning Bolt and its direct competitors set an extremely high bar. Pauper is the one format where a cheap, clean damage spell can quietly be excellent if the text is right. Outside of Commander, treat Electro's Bolt as a fun-of rather than a format staple until the card's full ceiling is tested.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Electro's Bolt isn't available yet, which is typical for newer Marvel Universes Beyond releases still finding their market. Check your local game store or major singles vendors — early-window pricing on set-specific cards like this can swing quickly once demand from Electro, Assaulting Battery builders sets in.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Electro, Assaulting Battery
- Norman Osborn
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.